Synonyms for grain
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1. grain

   A particle is a very small part of any material substance; as, a particle of sand or of dust; it is a general term, not accurately determinate in meaning. Atom (Greek a- privative, not, and temno, cut) etymologically signifies that which can not be cut or divided, and is the smallest conceivable particle of matter, regarded as absolutely homogeneous and as having but one set of properties; atoms are the ultimate particles of matter. A molecule is made up of atoms, and is regarded as separable into its constituent parts; as used by physicists, a molecule is the smallest conceivable part which retains all the characteristics of the substance; thus, a molecule of water is made up of two atoms of hydrogen and one atom of oxygen. Element in chemistry denotes, without reference to quantity, a substance regarded as simple, i. e., one incapable of being resolved by any known process into simpler substances; the element gold may be represented by an ingot or by a particle of gold-dust. In popular language, an element is any essential constituent; the ancients believed that the universe was made up of the four elements, earth, air, fire, and water; a storm is spoken of as a manifestation of the fury of the elements. We speak of corpuscles of blood. Compare PART.

   Synonyms:
   atom, corpuscle, element, iota, jot, mite, molecule, particle, scintilla, scrap, shred, tittle, whit

   Antonyms:
   aggregate, entirety, mass, quantity, sum, sum total, total, whole

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. grainnoun

   a relatively small granular particle of a substance

   "a grain of sand"; "a grain of sugar"

   Synonyms:
   metric grain, texture, cereal, food grain, caryopsis

2. grain, food grain, cerealnoun

   foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses

   Synonyms:
   metric grain, cereal grass, texture, cereal, food grain, caryopsis

3. grainnoun

   the side of leather from which the hair has been removed

   Synonyms:
   metric grain, texture, cereal, food grain, caryopsis

4. grain, metric grainnoun

   a weight unit used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat

   Synonyms:
   metric grain, texture, cereal, food grain, caryopsis

5. grainnoun

   1/60 dram; equals an avoirdupois grain or 64.799 milligrams

   Synonyms:
   metric grain, texture, cereal, food grain, caryopsis

6. grainnoun

   1/7000 pound; equals a troy grain or 64.799 milligrams

   Synonyms:
   metric grain, texture, cereal, food grain, caryopsis

7. grain, caryopsisnoun

   dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn

   Synonyms:
   metric grain, texture, cereal, food grain, caryopsis

8. grainnoun

   a cereal grass

   "wheat is a grain that is grown in Kansas"

   Synonyms:
   metric grain, texture, cereal, food grain, caryopsis

9. grainnoun

   the smallest possible unit of anything

   "there was a grain of truth in what he said"; "he does not have a grain of sense"

   Synonyms:
   metric grain, texture, cereal, food grain, caryopsis

10. grainnoun

    the direction, texture, or pattern of fibers found in wood or leather or stone or in a woven fabric

    "saw the board across the grain"

    Synonyms:
    metric grain, texture, cereal, food grain, caryopsis

11. texture, grainverb

    the physical composition of something (especially with respect to the size and shape of the small constituents of a substance)

    "breadfruit has the same texture as bread"; "sand of a fine grain"; "fish with a delicate flavor and texture"; "a stone of coarse grain"

    Synonyms:
    metric grain, texture, cereal, food grain, caryopsis

12. ingrain, grainverb

    thoroughly work in

    "His hands were grained with dirt"

    Synonyms:
    ingrain, impress, instill, granulate

13. grainverb

    paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood

    Synonyms:
    ingrain, granulate

14. granulate, grainverb

    form into grains

    Synonyms:
    ingrain, granulate

15. granulate, grainverb

    become granular

    Synonyms:
    ingrain, granulate

Matched Categories

1. • Apothecaries' Unit
   • Atom
   • Avoirdupois Unit
   • Cereal
   • Foodstuff
   • Form
   • Leather
   • Metric Weight Unit
   • Paint
   • Penetrate
   • Seed
   • Smallness
   • Texture
   • Troy Unit

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. grainnoun

   Synonyms:
   seed, kernel, matured ovule

2. grainnoun

   Synonyms:
   corn (wheat, rye, oats, barley, maize, &c.)

3. grainnoun

   Synonyms:
   particle, atom, bit, scrap, jot, whit, mite, ace, iota, tittle, scintilla, trace, spark, shadow, glimmer

4. grainnoun

   Synonyms:
   twentieth part of a scruple, twenty-fourth part of a pennyweight

5. grainnoun

   Synonyms:
   fibre, texture

6. grainnoun

   Synonyms:
   temper, disposition, humor

7. grainnoun

   Synonyms:
   dye, tint, color, stain, tinge, hue, shade, tincture

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. grainnoun

   Synonyms:
   kernel, seed, cereals (edible grains), granule, pellet

   Associated words:
   granary, sheaf, shock, farina, graniferous, chaff, glume, grits, groats, grist, ceres, flail, thrash, windrow, frumentaceous, frumentation

2. grainnoun

   Synonyms:
   fiber, texture, disposition, humor, temper, particle, whit, mite, scintilla, atom, iota, jot, trace

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "grain":

   grains, cereal, cereals, squall, food, wheat, kernel, seed, cereale, seeds, grit, speck

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1. List of known nicknames for "Grain":

   Morgan Reno, Santos Rodriguez, Arthur Smith, Reno, Morgan, Rodriguez, Santos

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1. Hindu Poetess:

   Ere need be shown, some men will act, As trees may fruit without a flower; To some you speak with no result, As seeds may die, and yield no grain.

2. David Katz:

   For sure, whole-grain pasta has a lower glycemic effect than refined pasta, whether or not it is reheated.

3. Donald Dziva of Hwedza:

   Nowadays electricity is available only from 8pm to 5am. I sleep in my mill or butchery just to catch electricity when it's switched back on. I'm forced to sell meat or refine grain at night. My losses are massive. Two of my kids may (have to) briefly stop attending college next year.

4. Ma Wenfeng:

   Ning has restructured lots of domestic grain and food assets into COFCO and he would continue to play such a role in assets acquisition at Sinochem, particularly the seed and fertilizer business, without a breakthrough in China's seed industry, there is no hope for the country's agriculture sector and Ning should lead the state-owned company in that direction.

5. Alexis karpouzos:

   The earth, a grain of dust, suspended in a sunbeam, it underscores our responsibility to treat each other with more kindness and compassion, and to preserve and love this pale blue dot, the only home we have ever known.